Means for distributing soap in liquid or paste form.



No. 761,759; PATENTED JIIIIB 7, 1904.

.I. M. CAMPBELL. I MEANS FOR DISTRIBUTING SOAP IN LIQUID OR PASTE FORM.

APPLICATION 171mm NOV. 24, 19M.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented June '7, 1904.

PATENT OF ICE.

MEANS FOR DISTRIBUTING SOAP INI LIQUID OR PASTE FORM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 761,7 59, dated June7, 1904.

' Application filed November 24, 1902. Serial No. 132,561} (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES MILLs CAMPBELL, residing at Milwaukee, in thecounty of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Means for Distributing Soap in Liquid or PasteForm,

of which the following is a description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which are a part of thls specification.

My invention has relation'to improvements in means for distributing soapin liquid or paste form. r

' The use of liquid soap for toilet purposes is very desirable and wouldno doubt be generally adopted if a suitable device for containing theliquid soap of such construction as to permit of the ready distributionor discharge of the soap in proper quantities to the users thereof werearranged in places where such soap would naturally be used, such as inhotels, sleeeping-cars, and other public places where large numbers ofpeople are accommodated. The general adoption of liquid soap in placesof the character referred to would obviously not only prove to be mostsanitary by reason of avoiding the necessity of differ ent persons usingthe same soap, but likewise would prove to be a very economicalexpedient, as said liquid soap could be employed exclusively as asubstitute for soap in cake or powdered forms. Soap in the latter formsis not only equally expensive, but, furthermore, is consumed much morerapidly than would be the case'with liquid soap (where there is no.

waste) supplied in limited quantities to the user. Furthermore, soap inpowdered form is objectionable, inasmuch as'in order to maintain saidsoap in adry state it is necessary to incorporate 1n the'soaplngredlents of a deleterious character.

The object of my invention is to provide a. simple, cheap, andeasily-operated devicefor in liquid or paste form.

With the above primary object in view the invention consists of-thedevic'esand-parts or the distribution in suitable quantity of soap theirequivalents, as hereinafter more fully set forth. 4

Referr ng to the fdrawlngs, Figure 1 1s a partment.

vertical sectional view of adevice embodying my invention, showing infull lines the upright position of the supporting-arms and in dottedlines the position of said arms when I secured to a verticalwall-bracket or other device; and Fig. 2 is'a plan view of the completedevice. v

The device consists of a receptacle 3, preferably divided. into areceiving-compartment 4: and a discharging-compartment 5. Thereceptaclemay be of any desirable material,

such as glass.- The inner wall 6 of the receiving-compartment extendsdown about halfway to the bottom of the receptacle. The metal is thenbent around and continued upwardly for a desired distance parallel withthe wall 6 to form the inner wall 7 of the dischargingcompartment. Thesetwo parallel walls 6 and 7 extending downwardly into the receptacle,form a beater or agitator for the liquid or paste soap, as it will beobvious that the contents whenever the receptacle is tilted or otherwisemoved are disturbed or agitated by said walls, and hence the sediment isloosened and the pasty contents thereby prevented from thickening tosuch an extent as to prevent free discharge out of the discharge-spout.The bottom of the receptacle is advisedly of rounded contour and mergeson one side into the straight outer wall of the receiving-compartmentand on the other side into the straight outer wall of thedischarging-com The top of the discharging-compartment may be of roundedform, if desired.

The upper end of the straight outer wall of the discharging-compartmenthas projecting therefrom an outwardly-extending dischargespout 8, whichis preferably of outwardly-tapered form, so as to provide an opening 9of diminished. diameter.

While I prefer to form the inner walls 6 and 7 respectively, of thereceiving and discharg- My invention contemplates employing, inconnection with the receptacle for containing the liquid soap, saidreceptacle being preferably of the construction described, a means fortiltably suspending said receptacle, so that a person desiring to usethe soap is only required to tilt the device slightly in order to permitthe liquid or paste soap to pass out of the discharge-opening into thehands of the user. Referring to the particular mechanism shown for thustiltably suspending the device, the numerals 1O 10 indicate twosupportingarms, preferably curved in a direction away from thedischarge-spout. One end of each of these arms is provided with a broadfoot or base 11, having openings through which belts or equivalentsecuring devices may be passed and enter a suitable supporting medium.The opposite end of each arm is provided with a pivot-eye 12 to receivethe end of a transverse pivot-pin 13, said pin being rigidly securedbetween the inner walls 6 and? of the receiving and dischargingcompartments. The opposite ends of this pivot-pin work freely in thepivot-eyes, and consequently the receptacle is capable of being readilytilted on the pivot for the purpose of discharging the contents of thereceptacle. The receptacle is filled with the liquid soap advisably tothe extent indicated in Fig. 1.

In Fig. 1 in full lines I show the ends of the arms 10, which areprovided with the broad foot-pieces 11, as resting on a horizontalsupporting medium 14 and bolted thereto. In the same figure in dottedlines 1 show the same ends of the arms as secured to a perpendicularsupport 15, such as a wall or bracket. In either adjustment of thedevice the receptacle, of course, is tiltably suspended in aperpendicular position.

While I prefer to arrange the pivot-pin in the manner shown anddescribed that is to say, in the space between the inner walls 6 and 7of the receiving and discharge compartments-yet I do not wish to beunderstood as limiting myself to that exact location, inasmuch aslaterally-extending trunnions could project out from any desiredopposite points of the receptacle.

I prefer to provide for the open upper end of the receiving-chamber aremovable cover 16.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I provide not onlyan exceedingly simple device for the purpose intended, but also onewhich can be manufactured at a small cost and operated with a minimum oftrouble com partment provided wall having a lower opening whereby thetwo compartments are placed in open communication with each other. thesaid wall forming a heater or agitator for the contents of thereceptacle, and said discharge-compartment provided witha projectingspout, of means for tiltably suspending the receptacle in an uprightposition.

2. In adistributer for soap in liquid or paste form, the combinationwith a receptacle having a receiving-compartment, said compartmentprovided with an opening for the introduction of the soap, and saidreceptacle also provided with a discharge-compartment separated from thereceiving-compartment by a downwardly-extending partition, the lower endof said partition terminating short of the bottom of the receptacle,whereby a communicating passage is formed between the two compartments,the said partition forming a beater or agitator for the contents of thereceptacle, and said discharge-compartment provided with a projectingdischarge-spout, of means for tiltably suspending the receptacle in anupright position.

3. In a distributor for soap in liquid or paste form, the combinationwith a receptacle. having a receiving-compartment, said compartmentprovided with an opening for the introduction of the soap, and saidreceptacle also provided with a discharge-com )artment, the twocompartments being separated by a partition, said partition terminatingshort of the bottom of the receptacle to form a. communicating passagebetween the two compartments, and said partition formed by a downwardly-extending wall constituting the inner wall of thereceivirig-compartment and an up wardly-extending wall bent upwardlyfrom the lower end of the first-mentioned wall and parallel therewith,and constituting the inner wall of the discharge-compartment, the saidpartition forming a beater or agitator for the contents of thereceptacle, and said dischargewith a projecting spout, of means fortiltably suspending the receptacle in an upright position.

4:. Inadistributer for soap in liquid or paste form. the combinationwith a receptacle haying a receiving-compartlnent provided with anopening for the introduction of the soap, and said receptacle alsoprovided with a discharge-compartment, the two compartments beingseparated by a partition, said partiti m terminating short of the bottomof the receptacle to form a cmnmunicating passage between the twocompartments, and said partition formed by a downwardly-extending wallconstituting the inner wall of the receivingcompartment, and an upwardlyextending wall bent upwardly from the lower end of the first-mentionedwall and parallel therewith and a short distance removed therefrom, andforming the inner wall of the discharge-(aimpartment, the said partitionforming a beater site ends pivotally secured to the projecting ends ofthe pivot-pin. IO

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

JAMES MILLS CAMPBELL. Witnesses:

A. L. MORSELL, ANNA V. FAUST.

